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A producer recently came over to my home studio (some synths, PC with Soundblaster Live! Platinum soundcard) and helped me...

What software should I buy to create my own Akai‑format CDs? I use both a Mac G4 and a PC. I've built quite an...

Should I buy a stand‑alone CD recorder or a SCSI computer peripheral CD burner? I don't know what the advantages and...

Is there an objective way of determining the quality of a wordclock source? I'm running a setup of an Apple G4 computer,...

I have recently started using Cubase VST with my G3 Apple Mac and I am on the verge of buying a Korg Trinity...

I am a professional session drummer with my own studio, which has mainly been used for teaching. However, I've decided to...

I'm interested in producing music at a level as near to professional as possible. I have bought a PC, have Cubase...

Some questions we get asked are just too general to receive a specific reply. Mike Senior shows you how to come up with some answers of your own.

I have a Fostex FD4 digital recorder which I bought in 1998. It came with a Syquest EZ‑flyer 230Mb cartridge drive,...

I like to make trancey/atmospheric music and am wondering what you need for a synth sound to become 'alive'. I find really...

I have been pondering whether to change from my software MIDI sequencer to a Yamaha QY700 — the gains, I hope, being...

For a while now I've been thinking about building a PC especially for recording. I decided that I wanted to mount it with...

My mixes always sounded dull and flat, so I got an SPL Tube Vitalizer to warm them up. The problem is that through my...

I am soon to be the proud owner of a Yamaha A5000 sampler. Does anyone at SOS know of an Internet users' forum or...

I have a Roland electronic drum kit, and have had complaints from my neighbours upstairs, who I guess can hear it. It's...

I recall seeing a brief article in an issue of SOS describing an ambient microphone costing around £80. The...

I'm trying to set up my digital recording system so that I don't have to do any repatching. I'm using a Wami Rack 24 audio...

I've been DJ'ing (trance and hard house music mostly) for two years. I've done countless small gigs and several fairly...

I would be very grateful for your advice on what I need to burn CDs from my Mac G4/Digi 001/Pro Tools LE setup. I have...

Until now I have been using a normal domestic cassette deck to make master copies of my recordings. The results are not...

I have a small digital studio (Roland VS880 8track recorder/mixer, sampler, synth, etc) and am looking for some...